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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Ed. by S.Ia. Shtraikh
Moscow: Zakharov, 2003 1,344 p Serie: Biografii i memuary Hardcover. 14 x 21 cm ISBN: 5815903434 Language: Russian
This is an unabridged edition of the memoirs of Filipp Filipppovich Vigel` (1786-1856), who served in several government offices from 1800-1840, including the office of vice-governor of Bessarabia and mayor of the city of Kerch`. He was also known as an expert in literature and theater, and was friendly with many writers beginning with Pushkin and Zhukovskii. These witty and devastating memoirs, a gallery of many of the notable people of his time, made him famous. The book is a reprint of the publication in the periodical Russian Archive (1891-1893) with restoration of all previous cuts. Name index.
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